A review on hydrothermal pre-treatment technologies and environmental profiles of algal biomass processing

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 199, Issue , 2016, Pages 288-299

  Patel, Bhavish ^a   Guo, Miao ^a   Izadpanah, Arash ^a   Shah, Nilay ^a   Hellgardt, Klaus ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biofuels; Environmental impact; Hydrothermal technology; LCA; Microalgae

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BIOCONVERSION; BIOFUELS; BIOMASS; CARBONIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LIFE CYCLE; LIQUID METHANE; MICROORGANISMS; SOLAR ENERGY;

BIOMASS CONVERSION TECHNOLOGIES; ENVIRONMENTAL PROFILE; HYDROTHERMAL LIQUEFACTIONS; HYDROTHERMAL TECHNOLOGY; LCA; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); MICRO-ALGAE; SUPERCRITICAL WATER GASIFICATION (SCWG);

ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY;

BIOFUEL; HYDROGEN; METHANE; WATER;

BIOFUEL; BIOGENIC MINERAL; BIOMASS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HYDROGEN; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; LIQUEFACTION; METHANE; MICROALGA; OIL PRODUCTION; SOLAR POWER;

BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; BIOMASS; BIOMASS CONVERSION; CATALYST; CHEMICAL REACTION; GASIFICATION; HYDROTHERMAL CARBONIZATION; HYDROTHERMAL LIQUEFACTION; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; LIQUEFACTION; MICROALGA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOLAR ENERGY; SUPERCRITICAL WATER GASIFICATION; TRANSESTERIFICATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; DRUG EFFECTS; ENVIRONMENT; METABOLISM; PROCEDURES; TEMPERATURE;

ALGAE;

BIOMASS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; ENVIRONMENT; MICROALGAE; TEMPERATURE; WATER;

EID: 84956592589     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2015.09.064     Document Type: Review

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